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Viggo Mortensen

1958 - Today

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Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (Danish: [ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor. He made his film debut in a small role in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness. He appeared in several notable films, including The Indian Runner (1991), Carlito's Way (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Daylight (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viggo Mortensen has received more than 21,192,408 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Viggo Mortensen is the 235th most popular actor (up from 256th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from United States (up from 494th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Actor.

Viggo Mortensen is most famous for playing Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Viggo Mortensen ranks 235 out of 9,996Before him are Giuliano Gemma, Jacqueline Bisset, Gérard Philipe, Mireille Darc, Willem Dafoe, and Jessica Lange. After him are Kim Basinger, George Clooney, Ian McShane, Stellan Skarsgård, Joan Crawford, and Joan Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Viggo Mortensen ranks 11Before him are Alec Baldwin, Andrea Bocelli, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Tim Burton, and Gary Oldman. After him are Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kate Bush, Prince, Marie Fredriksson, and Anna Politkovskaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Viggo Mortensen ranks 433 out of 18,182Before him are Mike Tyson (1966), Frank Abagnale (1948), Willem Dafoe (1955), Kip Thorne (1940), Joe Frazier (1944), and Jessica Lange (1949). After him are Katherine Johnson (1918), Kim Basinger (1953), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Babe Ruth (1895), Oliver Stone (1946), and George Clooney (1961).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Viggo Mortensen ranks 115Before him are Paul Walker (1973), Julia Roberts (1967), Dwayne Johnson (1972), Harold Ramis (1944), Willem Dafoe (1955), and Jessica Lange (1949). After him are Kim Basinger (1953), George Clooney (1961), Joan Crawford (1904), Montgomery Clift (1920), Glenn Close (1947), and Pat Morita (1932).

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